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Installation on an HP 800 Mediacenter PC. I am replacing the components from the HP in order to build a functioning core/hybrid for testing purposes.

Currently I have it benched and operational to the MCE desktop and access through the mce-admin page.

Initial problems to work through.

Myth TV - Currently I have installed a Leadtek Winfast 20 BT878 TV card that the system recognizes.

However I can't seem to get my head around the configuration. For the purpose of my testing the cable TV feed is a simple Comcast RG6 supplying non HD channels. While I can get into the Myth TV main menu, and the card seems to be recognized I can't seem to get it to scan for channels.

While this will be nice to have working I expect to control a Comcast receiver or Direct TV box for most of my installations.

IR-Control

This is a very important part of the installation for me as I expect to use the MCE core to control all of the other devices in a typical installation.

Unfortunately what I have currently doesn't seem to be working. I have a number of Gateway branded IR blasters with three outputs. The circuit board is stamped with Mitsumi 25-2139A. My intention will be to feed IR output into a Jobsite IR-CB2 or similar to control a large number of devices.

OrbitersI have 2 Pocket PCs that I would like to get working. With 802.11 as well as bluetooth. I also would like to get a tablet PC working.

On the PPC's I have installed .Net but cannot DL the cab files. I also get a file size 0 on the .msi install file for the tablet PC.

Sure you can use any Win32 tablet PC to control the system via WiFi. Personally I used Sahara Slate PC i412T under 0710. PPC will also works via WiFi. Only mobiles phones - with Java support, S60 or Treo uses Bluetooth.

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For what I want to to, Input to local orbiter, and pass on commands to the jobsite do you have any specific recommendations?

1. - Downloading the orbiter software from the core. I had this 0 bytes issue as well and did a rough fix by doing a google and finding an external download of the orbiter software. Sorry I no longer have the link for you but it worked a treat.

2. - Can you clarify, are you using a DVB - S (S for Satelite) card? I had a few small problems setting my card up, one was I was escaping out of the second screen after setting up the LNB instead of hitting finish and this of course lost my LNB settings. I am in little ol New Zealand so actually crossed to a NZ specific Mythtv Site to get detailed instructions on setting up for our local Satelite Freeview. There were a few little tricks to it so perhaps a similar googling for your area may help if you live somewhere a little less populated like I do.

As I know the Win32 Orbiters are not built for 0810. So, that's why you have 0 bites site for Win32 Orbiter. I hope it'll be built soon.

Regarding the DVB-S card. Yes, I use DVB-S card and VDR to watch satellite TV. I didn't make any special setup for it. Just copied appropriate channels.conf on the core. Moreover Mandingo added a bunch of DVB card templates to detect them automatically. Think you should upgrade sqlCVS (backup pluto_main DB before) and read that topic.